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<\/p>\nHelena Moreno claims victory in New Orleans mayor’s race<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCOVERAGE FOR COMMITMENT 2025. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR COMMITMENT 2020 COVERAGE. LOTS OF DEVELOPMENTS HERE TONIGHT. MOMENTS AGO WE HEARD HELENA MORENO CLAIRE DECLARE VICTORY IN THE MAYOR\u2019S RACE. THAT\u2019S RIGHT. LET\u2019S SO LET\u2019S GO TO THAT HEADQUARTERS IN THE WATCH PARTY RIGHT NOW. DARRYL FORGES IS LIVE COVERING THAT CAMPAIGN FOR US. DARRYL. YES! YEAH, GUYS, AS OF RIGHT NOW, SHE\u2019S RIGHT HERE WITH US RIGHT NOW. THE MAYOR ELECT OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, HELENA MORENO. FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS YOUR FIRST INTERVIEW. I UNDERSTAND SINCE YOU BECAME MAYOR. SO KIND OF TELL ME, DESCRIBE YOUR FEELINGS RIGHT NOW. LOOK, DARRYL, I\u2019M REALLY JUST GETTING GETTING READY TO GET TO WORK. LIKE THAT\u2019S WHERE I\u2019M AT RIGHT NOW. I\u2019VE BEEN SO FOCUSED IN ON THIS CAMPAIGN, BUT ALWAYS HAVING AN EYE ON JUST WHAT I NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT AND DOING FOR THE CITY. SO I\u2019M JUST EXCITED TO NOW BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MONTH TO WORK ON, TRANSITION TO WORK WITH THIS PARTICULAR CITY COUNCIL, TO START FIGURING OUT THE BUDGET AND LIKE, LET\u2019S GET GOING. LET\u2019S GET TO WORK. THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS CAN\u2019T WAIT ANYMORE. KIND OF TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU\u2019RE GOING TO BE FACED WITH NEXT YEAR. I MEAN, YOU TALKED EARLIER ABOUT A LOT OF FOLKS LEAVING NEW ORLEANS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU\u2019RE GOING TO HAVE A CITY COUNCIL WITH FOLKS LIKE JOE JHA, RANDI LINDSEY HARRIS STILL THERE, BUT ALSO SOME NEWCOMERS LIKE MATTHEW WILLARD. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO TRY TO BRIDGE THE GAP AND WORK TOGETHER WITH THE COUNCIL, WHERE SOME FOLKS BELIEVE THAT WAS KIND OF LACKING THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION? I\u2019M REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH OUR NEW CITY COUNCIL AND FIGURING OUT EXACTLY WHAT ARE THEIR PRIORITIES AND THEIR DISTRICTS, AND THEN FINDING A WAY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE THINGS. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, WHEN THEY\u2019RE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH GOOD THINGS IN THEIR DISTRICT, IT\u2019S GOOD FOR THEIR DISTRICTS, IT\u2019S GOOD FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT IT\u2019S ALSO GOOD FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. SO THAT\u2019S GOING TO BE MY PLAN. I KNOW IT\u2019S BEEN A WHIRLWIND FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT HAVE YOU FELT THE WEIGHT OF THE FACT THAT YOU\u2019RE GOING TO BE THE NEXT MAYOR COME JANUARY? HAVE YOU FELT THAT WEIGHT AT ALL? IF SO, TELL ME WHAT YOU\u2019RE FEELING RIGHT NOW. I ACTUALLY FELT THE WEIGHT OF THAT WHEN I MADE THE FINAL DECISION TO RUN FOR MAYOR. I FELT IT, BUT THEN ALL THE WAY ALONG THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, YOU KNOW WHAT I FELT DARRYL. ACTUALLY, THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS LIFTING ME UP. AND SO THAT\u2019S WHAT I FEEL. I FEEL THEIR SUPPORT. OBVIOUSLY, YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT AND THEY\u2019RE JUST READY FOR A NEW DIRECTION. AND I\u2019M GOING TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY TO CHIP AWAY AT THE PERVASIVE PROBLEMS THAT WE\u2019VE HAD HERE IN NEW ORLEANS. AND FINALLY, MAYOR ELECT, YOU ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, YOUR OTHER OPPONENTS THAT YOU TALKED TO AS WELL, TALK ABOUT WHAT\u2019S THE MESSAGE YOU HAVE FOR PEOPLE WHO DIDN\u2019T VOTE FOR YOU IN THIS ELECTION, BUT THEY HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT YOU IN MAKING THIS CITY THRIVE. WHAT\u2019S YOUR MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT VOTE FOR YOU? ULTIMATELY, I\u2019M MAYOR FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO DID NOT SUPPORT ME. SO I\u2019LL WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY TO TRY TO GAIN THEIR SUPPORT AND EARN THEIR TRUST. AND ULTIMATELY, OF COURSE, DELIVER GOOD CITY SERVICES FOR THEM. MAYOR ELECT HELENA MORENO. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. SO GUYS DO YOU HAVE IT RIGHT THERE. THE MAYOR ELECT TALKING ABOUT WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO MOVING FORWARD AS SHE MAKES HER MEDIA ROUNDS. BUT WE\u2019RE THE FIRST ONES TO SPEAK WITH HER AS THE MAYOR OF LEFT FOR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. SHE TALKED ABOUT WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO FOR THE CITY MOVING FORWARD, AND WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE HERE AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE\u2019S TAKEN CARE OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. SO A LOT OF THINGS, A LOT OF PLANS SHE HAS. SHE TOLD HER SUPPORTERS EARLIER, YES, IT IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR US, B\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Helena Moreno claims victory in New Orleans mayor’s race<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:18 PM CDT Oct 11, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n